{"id":23101,"date":"2026-09-18T16:38:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodlabelmaker.com\/regulatory-hub\/%regulatory-category%\/health-star-rating\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:38:30","slug":"health-star-rating","status":"publish","type":"regulatory-hub","link":"https:\/\/foodlabelmaker.com\/en-ca\/regulatory-hub\/fsanz\/health-star-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Star Rating Explained: How It Works and What It Means for Australia & New Zealand Food Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Health Star Rating (HSR) is a voluntary front-of-pack labelling system used in Australia and New Zealand. It rates packaged food from half a star to 5 stars, so shoppers can compare the nutritional profile of similar products at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of September 2026, the system is still voluntary. Governments wanted 70% of packaged products to carry a star rating by late 2025, but only 39% in Australia and 36% in New Zealand did. So Food Ministers asked Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to prepare a proposal to make it mandatory, and that proposal is now under assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For food manufacturers, this comes down to one practical point: your star rating is calculated directly from your own Nutrition Information Panel data. This guide covers how the rating works, how to work out your product\u2019s rating, and what changes if the mandate goes ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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